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Symbio Group Appoints Dr. I-Hung Li as Chief Knowledge Officer
Expands Focus on Innovation and Knowledge Management
| Source: Symbio Group
ROCKVILLE, MD and BEIJING--(Marketwire - September 2, 2008) - The Symbio Group ("Symbio")
(www.symbio-group.com), a leading provider of outsourced software
development based in China, announced today that Dr. I-Hung Li was
appointed Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO). Prior to this position, Dr. Li
was Symbio's Chief Technology Officer.
Symbio is one of the first companies worldwide with a Chief Knowledge
Officer and is the first China-based software outsourcing firm with this
executive position. As CKO, Dr. Li will develop an overall framework that
guides learning and knowledge management at Symbio, including processes to
facilitate the creation of organizational learning, and encouraging
individual learning and innovative thinking.
"Knowledge and learning are core values at Symbio," said Jacob Hsu,
Symbio's CEO. "Dr. Li is the ideal executive for this position as he
embodies the characteristics of a CKO, including conceptual thinking,
advocacy, mentorship, people management and thought leadership. He will
lead Symbio in helping to make innovation, learning and knowledge an even
more important part of our business."
In addition, Dr. Li leads the Symbio EMBA management training program that
includes courses on personnel management, project management, managing
diversity in China and leadership for Symbio managers.
About Symbio
Symbio leverages outsourcing teams in Greater China to help companies
become global leaders. It enables organizations accelerate their software
development and testing cycles by optimal application of its global
resources and delivery models. Symbio also localizes and supports
technology products for any language or locale. Founded in 1994 by a group
of engineers from IBM's international research and development labs in
Asia, Symbio now functions as a cost-effective and highly efficient
extension of an organization's development, testing and globalization
teams. Symbio's clients are among the world's elite companies including:
AOL, BMC, CA, Citigroup, EMC, FileNet, IBM, MasterCard, Mercedes Benz,
Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle, Palm, Sony, as well as more than 300 other
leading organizations.
For further information on Symbio, please visit www.symbio-group.com, call
408-694-9601, or email marketing@symbio-group.com.